Seven years ago I rented the first Friday the 13th for a Halloween treat and haven't looked back. Now I know a lot of people have written off the whole horror genre as something that is senseless and generally lame. Even I would be hard pressed to come up with any kind of Oscar pitch. This does not mean that you won't have a good time watching it. The whole series is a blast to sit around with your friends and crack jokes ala MST3000. The lack of a plot is almost pornographic and the hacky dialog is hilarious in its own right.
Part VII takes things up a notch by introducing Tina--a telekenitic teen who uses her powers to take on Jason after she accidentally brings him back to life. Sure Tina is an obvious ripoff of Carrie (1976) but that doesn't stop the fun when the two battle it out. As an added bonus you get the guy who plays Bernie in the Weekend at Bernie's movies. I like him much better as the dead guy in all three movies.
2.5 stars out of 5
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